In Reply to: Advice Sought: Cardas Interconnects posted by Doktor Brahms on February 20, 2013 at 09:12:57:
As Blackdog and Elizabeth have mentioned, the older Cardas cables will be warmer sounding, try either the Golden Reference or Golden Cross.
Other manufacturers that could also fit the bill would be Purist Audio, Jena Labs and Kubala Sosna.
As for the source of the 'unappealing' razor sharp presentation, I doubt it is the Vandersteen or the VAC gear. My experiences would point towards the Esoteric, which was always too lean for my tastes.
Finding that perfect balance is not easy, I just changed the tubes in my phono stage from Amperex to Mullards' to try to sweeten up the sound a bit. It has worked, but at this moment, I think it went a bit too far. Sound is a bit too smooth, lacking a bit of life or sizzle. You could always try playing with various tubes in your VAC gear too.
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